Cornelis Evertsen

Frans Pegt

– Dutch sea raider Cornelis Evertsen — known as “Kees the Devil” — was co-commander of the fleet of privateers who captured most of the Virginia tobacco fleet from Hampton Roads and the James River in 1673. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

– Dutch sea raider Cornelis Evertsen — known as “Kees the Devil” — was co-commander of the fleet of privateers who captured most of the Virginia tobacco fleet from Hampton Roads and the James River in 1673. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam (Frans Pegt)

– Dutch sea raider Cornelis Evertsen — known as “Kees the Devil” — was co-commander of the fleet of privateers who captured most of the Virginia tobacco fleet from Hampton Roads and the James River in 1673. Courtesy of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam